> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:freeradius-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2008 18:30 > To: FreeRadius users mailing list > Subject: Re: New entry for Interim packet > > >Except when it comes to working out the usage stats for each user at the > end > >of each month. > > > >Its easy to do with all sessions that started in the previous month and > have > >a Stop status. > > > >But it's difficult when a session rolled over to the next month because > the > >status is Alive. > > > >We're trying to find a why to make FreeRadius: > > > > > > > >Enter a new entry into the Radacct table for a session for an Interim > update > > > >Mark the previous session with a stop Status and update the OctetsIn and > >OctetsOut for that session with the current value. > > > > You can't do that on the radius server. Accounting is done by the NAS > and it decides when session starts and ends - radius just receives that > information. You can do that but it will get undone when next accounting > packet with same accounting id arrives. > > If you are such a nasty provider that won't allow users to roll over > unused allowance into the next period even during the existing session - > simply disconnect them at the time the counter resets (use Login-Time on > users connecting on the last day for instance). Be nasty to the end! >
Its not about being a nasty provider. Its about ensuring users pay for what they use and between them pushing out bandwidth costs higher than what users pay us each month. > If you are prepared to be sensible you should try maths rather then > discontinuing sessions. Estimate the usage (if it doesn't *have* to be > exact) for the time the session run into the new period and deduct that > from the counter limit for each such user. > I don't think disconnecting about 4,000 users is an ideal solution. > Or be kind to your users and - ignore it. > > Ivan Kalik > Kalik Informatika ISP > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
